Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Magnolioideae — the magnolias.
  • proper noun A female given name, one of the less common flower names invented in the 19th century.

Etymologies

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Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778) after botanist Pierre Magnol (1638-1715).

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Examples

  • The suit, filed in federal court, claims that Jennifer Appel offered "business consulting regarding retail bakery shop services and goods, including training, and teaching of recipes, under the marks or names MAGNOLIA … long after Defendant Appel was no longer an owner of Magnolia."

    Too Many Cooks in Magnolia Kitchen Sumathi Reddy 2010

  • Japanese clethra Clethra barbinervis and anise magnolia Magnolia salicifolia are common decorative understorey trees.

    Shirakami-sanchi (Shirakami mountains), Japan 2009

  • Magnolia = (_Magnolia tripetala_) (Umbrella Tree).

    Seasoning of Wood

  • The evergreen magnolia is the Southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora (and its cultivated varieties), which bears large white blossoms during warmer months from late spring to early autumn.

    SacBee -- Latest News 2009

  • This spring, two long-awaited, magnificent new magnolia varieties - Magnolia 'Felix' and Magnolia 'Black Tulip' from famed New Zealand magnolia hybridizer Mark Jury - are at last available from U.S. garden retailers.

    News from www.rep-am.com 2009

  • This spring, two long-awaited, magnificent new magnolia varieties - Magnolia 'Felix' and Magnolia 'Black Tulip' from famed New Zealand magnolia hybridizer Mark Jury - are at last available from U.S. garden retailers.

    News from www.rep-am.com 2009

  • This spring, two long-awaited, magnificent new magnolia varieties - Magnolia 'Felix' and Magnolia 'Black Tulip' from famed New Zealand magnolia hybridizer Mark Jury - are at last available from U.S. garden retailers.

    News from www.rep-am.com 2009

  • Globally endangered plants on site include Chinese hazelnut Corylus chinensis (EN), silverleaf cassia Cinnamomum mairei (EN), Sargent magnolia Magnolia sargentiana (EN), Wilson magnolia M. wilsonii (EN), palmate neocheiropteris Neocheiropteris palmatopedata (EN), bigcone spruce Picea neoveitchii (EN), and Chinese fern Sinopteris grevilleoides (EN).

    The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, China 2009

  • Magnolia = (_Magnolia glauca_) (Swamp Magnolia, Small Magnolia,

    Seasoning of Wood

  • The question is how will the veto play in Magnolia?

    Five-Four Vote Sends Panhandling Law to Mayor for Promised Veto « PubliCola 2010

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